Bellator 41 Live Results and Play-by-Play

Apr 16, 2011

Sherdog.com will report from the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma,
Ariz., at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live
results of
Bellator 41, which features both season four featherweight
tournament semifinals, as well as Bellator champions Joe Warren
and Zach
Makovsky in non-title action.

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Dave
Mandel

Tierney (left) tapped out Moore.

Dano Moore
vs. Brendan
TierneyRound 1
After some brief circling, Moore lands a left head kick that
momentarily drops Tierney. Tierney recovers quickly, and takes
Moore down, passing to side control and mount. Tierney goes for an
armbar, and Moore bucks up and attempts to stand, but Tierney keeps
it locked up and Moore goes belly down, tapping out at the 0:49
mark of the opening period.

Michael
Parker vs. Nick
PiedmontRound 1
Parker starting out with low kicks, as Piedmont is throwing
punching flurries. Piedmont rushes in, but Parker ducks low, and
momentarily gets a rear waistlock before pushing Piedmont to the
fence. They disengage and trade heavy blows, while Parker attempts
an unsuccessful pair of single legs. Parker drops Piedmont with a
left hook, and follows him down into his guard. Parker tries
stacking Piedmont against the fence, but Piedmont does a good job
kicking him away and avoiding any major damage before regaining his
feet. Both men are visibly fatigued, but Parker still winging big
overhand rights as the round wears down. Parker attempts a takedown
against the fence as time expires. 10-9 Parker.

D.
Mandel

Piedmont (left) edged Parker.

Round 2
Parker catches a Piedmont low kick, and starts firing right hands
as Piedmont attempts to balance on one leg. Parker lands a couple
of good shots before Piedmont regains his footing and clinches with
Parker against the cage. Referee Jason Herzog breaks them up
relatively fast, and Parker looks to have tired himself out. He
catches another Piedmont low kick, but can't punish him as
effectively this time around. Piedmont begins coming forward behind
punches of his own, but can't seem to land too many besides his
long jab. Piedmont connects with a body kick, and Parker again is
unsuccessful in capitalizing on catching the leg. Piedmont misses a
flying knee knee against the cage, but lands a combination of
punches as a follow-up. Parker attempts an unsuccessful
takedown
against the fencing as time expires. 10-9 Piedmont.

Round 3
Piedmont backs the visibly tired Parker up with punches, landing
occasionally when he manages to trap him against the fence.
Piedmont throws another body kick, but Parker catches it, and drops
him with a left hand. He follows him down and snatches a
guillotine, pulling full guard to try and finish it. But he's too
tired and slippery, and Piedmont escapes after a few tense moments.
They both go back to their feet, and Parker is bleeding from the
bridge of his nose. Parker is still pumping his jab, and Parker is
winging looping hooks. Parker lands a solid left hand. The two lob
tired strikes each other as time expires and the fight goes to the
judges. Sherdog.com sees the round 10-9 Parker, on account of the
landing the heavier blows and the guillotine attempt (29-28 Parker
overall).

Official scores: Judges Henry Gueary and Chuck Wolf see the
bout 29-28 Piedmont and Brooks Mason has it 30-27 for Parker.
Piedmont takes the split decision.

The third frame was close, as Piedmont was landing well, but
Sherdog.com's Joe Ortiz felt Parker was more effective with his
spurts of offense.

D.
Mandel

Birchak (right) choked Bialecki.

Tyler
Bialecki vs. Anthony
BirchakRound 1
Bialecki rushes forward with strikes, and tries to lock up a quick
guillotine as Birchak changes levels for a takedown. Birchak
escapes, and Bialecki attempts to frame up some submissions with no
success. They stand, but not for long before Birchak attempts a
guillotine of his own, driving forward and getting top position
once again. Bialecki spins for a leg as his opponent postures up,
but Birchak pounds away before falling into an armbar. Birchak
escapes after a few seconds, landing in side control and then
quickly locks up a brabo choke. Bialecki fights it momentarily, but
soon taps out at 4:06 of the first round.

Bellator Featherweight Tournament
SemifinalKenny
Foster vs. Daniel
StrausRound 1
Referee Jason Herzog gets the first featherweight semifinal
underway. Straus takes the center of the cage while fellow southpaw
Foster goes outside. The larger Straus rushes Foster and puts him
against the fence, then hip-tosses Foster down when he reverses.
Foster stands, but has his back taken in the scramble. He gets
loose when Straus defends against a toss and they’re back to
trading. Not for long, though, as Foster pushes Straus into the
cage. Straus throws a couple knees and Foster a few punches in the
clinch, but there’s not much going on, so they disengage. Foster
ducks under a murderous Straus left hook and then catches a leg
kick. They tie up and Straus executes another toss, but Foster’s
right back up. Straus leaps in with a flying knee and lands a
follow-up takedown. Foster sits against the cage with Straus
working for mount, punching away. Foster wraps his arms around his
opponent and hears the bell.

Not much happening in the first minute until
Straus slips inside and clinches with Foster, muscling him into the
cage. They stall out and it’s back to striking. Foster rushes in
with an uppercut to the gut which appears to hurt Straus. The
“Tooth Fairy” follows up with a knee, but Straus recovers and
circles out. Superman punch and a takedown for Straus, who winds up
in the same position as the end of round one: trying to mount
Foster, who’s sitting against the cage. This time, Straus has a
loose headlock that could turn into a guillotine. Nothing comes and
Foster slips loose, putting Straus in full guard with 90 seconds to
go. Foster flips over and Straus flattens him out, taking Foster’s
back. Straus can’t get his hooks and Foster gets to his feet, then
shucks Straus off his back. With 10 seconds to go, Straus lands a
left
hook and a takedown to finish strong.

Round 3
More feinting and flinching begins the final round. Straus slaps
with a head kick and rushes in for a takedown. Foster stuffs, but
gets pinned against the fence nonetheless. Straus gets the drop
with three minutes left and works in Foster’s open guard. Solid
punches from Straus to the body and head, before he passes to
half-guard on Foster’s right. Straus grabs a headlock and punches
away to Foster’s ribs. Straus has a brabo choke, but can’t finish.
He switches to a guillotine choke with his left arm, but both men
are very sweaty. Straus has Foster in a bad spot against the fence
and wrenches it. It’s deep, and Foster is forced to submit at 3:48
of the third round.

Zach
Makovsky vs. Chad
RobichauxRound 1
Robichaux rushes in with a one-two and has a body kick caught.
Makovsky spins Robichaux to the ground as Robichaux grabs a
guillotine with his right arm. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt
has a good angle on the choke, but Makovsky is in side control on
the far side. It’s a stalemate that continues until there’s 3:20
left on the clock, when Makovsky busts loose and dives back into
Robichaux’s guard with punches. He lands a few shots that make
Robichaux scramble to his feet, where Robichaux slips on a spinning
kick attempt. Makovsky plows him to the ground with a big
double-leg, but spins over the top. The next takedown sticks and
Makovsky sticks Robichaux with a knee to the midsection against the
fence before they find themselves back on the feet. Ninety seconds
remain as Robichaux ties up and his tossed aside by Makovsky. The
champ lands a hard left hand and then a takedown, where he quickly
passes to Robichaux’s left. Makovsky frames up a kimura, but gets
swept. Robichaux comes up swinging and is taken down again.
Robichaux has the same far side guillotine to end the round.

Round 2
Makovsky pops Robichaux with a left straight and plows Robichaux
down off a teep kick a moment later. Again, Makovsky immediately
passes to side control on Robichaux’s left and gets to work on the
far arm. Makovsky whips into full mount and begins pummeling
Robichaux. He tries for a choke, can’t get it and punches away some
more until Robichaux opens up. Makovsky has a deep-looking
rear-naked choke in no time, but Robichaux guts it out and turns
over. Makovsky punches from on top and Robichaux is warned by
referee Jason Herzog for elbowing the back of Makovsky’s head from
the bottom. Makovsky stands and dives in with a hard shot. Grinding
strikes from top position from Makovsky, who takes Robichaux’s back
as he tries to get up. Robichaux turns over, but finds himself
caught in an arm-triangle choke. Robichaux defends by generating
momentum with his legs and then blitzes Makovsky on the feet with
wild combos. With just over a minute to go, Makovsky floors
Robichaux once more. Makovsky lights his man up with hard punches
from guard, then eats an illegal upkick. Referee Herzog warns
Robichaux, but does not deduct a point. Makovsky says he’s good to
go and the round ends shortly after they’re restarted.

Round 3
Robichaux misses on a spinning back fist and Makovsky tries one of
his own, whiffing as well. A Robichaux body kick finds its mark,
but Makovsky quickly trips him to the ground and passes to side
control. Into full mount goes Makovsky, who looks to sink in
another arm-triangle. He can’t get it, switches to a rear-naked
choke, and can’t get that either. Makovsky abandons the submissions
and opens up on Robichaux, blasting his opponent with vicious left
hands from back-mount until Jason Herzog is forced to intervene.
The stoppage officially
comes at 2:02 of the third round.

Bellator Featherweight Tournament
SemifinalPatricio
Freire vs. Wilson
ReisRound 1
Reis opens up with an outside leg kick and misses on the hard left
hook after. He ducks inside to clinch and is shucked off by Freire.
Now Reis stutters into the pocket and eats an overhand left. The
Brazilians clinch up and it’s Freire with double underhooks,
pinning Reis to the cage. Reis shoves him off with three minutes to
go. Reis times a punch, ducks in and again looks for the
single-leg, but Freire defends with his back on the fence. Reis
gets busy in the clinch and they split up. Pitbull cracks Reis in
the jaw with a right high kick, but Reis stays up and gets
underhooks in the ensuing clinch. The first takedown of the round,
surprisingly, goes to Freire, who doesn’t keep Reis down for long
and eats a knee to the gut on the way out. Freire lands another
nice counter-left over the top, then keeps on with his jab in the
last 30 seconds. They tie up and Reis flurries with uppercuts at
the end of the round, though Freire seems unfazed.

Round 2
Reis is keeping up his frantic pace on the feet, but still getting
countered frequently by Pitbull. Takedown attempt from Reis is
stuffed and Freire takes the back standing. He goes over the top
and looks for a triangle from guard, but Reis slips him. Now Reis
tries to pass Freire’s guard against the fence. He nearly hops to
mount, but Pitbull stuffs him back. Reis knees to the thigh and
chest of the grounded Freire as he tries to stand. Back on the
feet, Reis pins Pitbull to the fence and is warned by referee Jason
Herzog for grabbing the fence. Soon after, the ref tells them to
get busy and Freire responds by jumping guard. He grabs a
guillotine and stands, then gets taken back down. Freire uses the
cage and gets back up, where Reis knees to the thigh with 60
seconds to go. More knees until Reis tries to lift and slam Freire,
but Freire keeps his balance beautifully and stays vertical. Freire
lands a leaping knee to the gut, forcing Reis to clinch just before
the bell.

Reis snaps off a kick to the head, then tries to
get inside for a takedown. Freire stuffs it and zaps his countryman
with a few hard right straights. Another cracking one-two from
Freire, whose crisp boxing and counterstriking is helping him
outland the more active Reis. The right hand of Freire is finding
its mark over and over. A vicious pair of hooks stumble Reis and
Pitbull smells blood. He pounces and sprawls on a takedown attempt.
Reis is dazed as he staggers backward into the fence. Freire stands
at range and slugs away -- right, left, right, left -- battering
the helpless and senseless Reis, who appears to lose and regain
consciousness several times before finally collapsing at the 3:29
mark. It’s an absolutely vicious knockout win for Patricio Freire,
who moves on to meet Daniel Straus in the featherweight tournament
final.

Joe Warren
vs. Marcos
GalvaoRound 1
Warren wastes no time getting inside and clinching up, but he’s
tripped by Galvao and winds up on his back. Galvao gets to mount
and punches away, landing a few to the back of Warren’s head.
Warren turtles and it looks bad for a moment until Warren explodes
out. Galvao spins to guard and Warren tries to toss the legs aside
and pass. He’s unable to and Galvao instead sweeps to stand. The
pair clinch along the fence and the taller Galvao scores with a few
knees up the gut. Warren tries to toss Galvao down and winds up on
his back again. Once more, Warren turtles as Galvao tries to
unload. Warren gets up and grabs a guillotine. It’s very high and
Galvao slips free easily. Warren tries some knees in the clinch and
is tripped down for a third time, but pops right back up. Hard
right straight from Warren puts Galvao on the defensive, allowing
Warren to clinch up. He doesn’t do much and they disengage. Warren
spends the last 30 seconds lunging in with wild, ill-intentioned
punches and scores a takedown at the bell.

Round 2
Warren slugs a combo to the body of Galvao, who replies with a hard
flying knee. Another comes in short order, then more up the middle
from Galvao when the pair clinch. Warren ducks in to tie up and
eats an uppercut. They clinch and stall out, and Warren lands a
nice knee upon exit. Uppercuts and hooks are scoring for Galvao,
and then another big knee on Warren’s jaw. Warren ties up and
Galvao gives him the slip, socking the American with a hooking
left. Warren gets double underhooks and tries a takedown, and gets
tossed down again. Galvao can’t keep Warren down this time and they
go toe-to-toe with 90 seconds left in the second. Galvao steps in
with another hard knee and keeps the champion on the end of his
jab. Yet another knee finds its mark, prompting Warren to try for a
takedown. He gets it and takes a knee in the guard of the smiling
Galvao, who’s winding up for an upkick. Galvao keeps busy down the
stretch with punches to the head and body of Warren, who’s in his
open guard.

Round 3
Stinging left jab from Galvao to open the round. Warren gives chase
and has his leg kicked out from under him. He stands and goes for
the takedown; Galvao shoves him off. Finally, Warren gets his
takedown, but he’s in a bad place as Galvao throws up his guard a
triangle or armbar. Warren wisely extracts himself and tries for
another takedown. After some struggle against the fence, he gets
it. With three minutes left, Warren works to pass Galvao’s open
guard. Galvao closes up and elbows from the bottom as Warren tries
to grind and punish. Galvao’s elbow strikes from the bottom are
landing nicely. Warren is still trying to pass with one minute left
and referee Jason Herzog calls for action. Galvao peppers Warren’s
ribs with punches and Warren jams his man’s head into the base of
the cage. Warren tries to close strong with punches and elbows, but
it may be too little, too late.

Official scores: Judge Chuck Wolf has it 30-27, while judges
Henry Gueary and Brooks Mason each see it 29-28 in favor of the
winner by unanimous decision, Joe Warren.

Rudy
Aguilar vs. Carlos
FloresRound 1
Aguilar is circling away, being stalked by Flores, who attacks with
low kicks and the occasional punch. Flores traps Aguilar against
the fence and opens up with knees and punches, sending Aguilar into
a retreat. Flores pursues, landing a variety of strikes before
finally dropping Aguilar. He follows up with hammerfists as Aguilar
turtles up, forcing referee Herzog to step in at 1:19 of round one.